Russia's War Against Ukraine
OP-ED
Ghia Nodia: The Cold War and the cold shoulder for Russia
Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks at his annual press conference in Moscow on Dec. 19, 2013.
The Ukraine crisis has shattered key Western assumptions about Russia, and many analysts and policymakers have fallen back on the belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin must be acting irrationally. But it is Western assumptions that need to be questioned. In particular, what has made Russia so keen to undermine the current international order, first in Georgia in 2008 and now in Ukraine?
